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SROs and safety

GUEST: Ravi Kahlon, B.C’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs

B.C Ferries: Made In China? B.C's Transportation Minister reacts

GUEST: Mike Farnworth, B.C’s Minister of Transportation and Transit

GUEST:Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster

GUEST:  Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host

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B.C Ferries: Made In China? B.C's Transportation Minister reacts

GUEST: Mike Farnworth, B.C’s Minister of Transportation and Transit

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The Week That Was in Politics - June 13, 2025

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SRO fire becomes the last straw for the Granville Entertainment District (0:36)

Guest: Alan Goodall, owner of Aura Nightclub

‘Musqueamview St.’: Vancouver’s Trutch St. gets a name change (14:23)

Guest: Wayne Sparrow, Musqueam Band Chief

B.C. Ferry construction in China: good investment or risky business? (24:51)

Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy

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Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy

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Safeway mega towers on Broadway get the green light from city hall (0:38)

Guest: Peter Waldkirch, Lawyer and Director of Abundant Housing Vancouver

Drex has issues (14:58)

Guest: Drex, Corus Radio Broadcaster

The VPD’s newest chief, live in-studio (30:03)

Guest: Steve Rai, Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department

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B.C.'s transport minister Mike Farnworth has expressed concern over B.C. Ferries’ decision to have four new vessels built by a Chinese state-owned shipyard, citing ongoing trade tensions and economic harm caused by China. While B.C. Ferries CEO Nicolas Jimenez defended the move as a cost-effective and high-quality choice, Farnworth criticized the lack of involvement from Canadian shipyards. The first ferry is expected to be in service by 2029.

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FIFA VP and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani live in-studio!
GUEST: Victor Montagliani, Vice President of the FIFA Council and President of CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football)

B.C outsources ferry construction to China: risky or practical?

GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter

 Another extortion attempt on a South Asian businessman in Surrey

GUEST: Staff Sgt. Lindsay Houghton, Senior Media Relations Officer for the Surrey Police Service

 Will B.C take further steps towards more municipal oversight?
GUEST: Ravi Kahlon, B.C’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs

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Prime Minister Carney vows to boost defence spending to meet NATO targets. Can he get it done?
GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Ottawa correspondent with Global National

The significant growth in public sector jobs
GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter

 An intense, early start to Canada’s wildfire season; what can we expect?
GUEST: Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais, Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Geographic Sciences, and co-director of the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence at UBC Okanagan

ER doctor alleges unsafe conditions at Fraser Health Hospitals
GUEST: Kaitlin Stockton, emergency room physician at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, and Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody

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